I was delighted to be chosen as the official photographer for the 2014 Coranderrk Festival.
In 2013 the inaugural Coranderrk Festival commemorated the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Aboriginal station in Healesville. It celebrated the history of the reserve and its links to the community.
The 2014 Coranderrk Festival once again paid tribute to the dignity and resilience of the original inhabitants who survived despite the forced closure of their Coranderrk home in 1924. Visitors to the festival, indigenous and non-indigenous, were invited to join descendants of the Coranderrk community in a family day of music, dance, stories and art.
Here is a selection of my favourite portraits:
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| Dardee Balagamdail member © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Djirri Djirri Dance Group girls © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Alesa Lajana © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Bobby Binnungurr © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| June Mills © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Rod Neason © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Allan and Jacqui Wandin © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Sally Grice © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Djon Mundine © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
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| Uncle Jack Charles © Barbara Oehring 2014 |
